This online course provides an introduction to traditional Chinese ethical thought and focuses on the pervasive contrast in the way Chinese and Westerners think about ethical guidance or guidance concerning what is right and what is wrong, good or bad. Traditional Western orthodoxy uses the metaphor of a law to explain ethical guidance. The Classical Chinese philosophers by contrast were all naturalists. They talked about ethical guidance using a path metaphor - a natural dà o.
| Instructor: | Chad Hansen |
| Provided by: | edX |
| Course language: | English |
| Fees: | free course |
| Level: | beginner |
| Certificate available? | (fee) |
| Format: | MOOC/online course |
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